Baccano!
バッカーノ！
During the early 1930s in Chicago, the transcontinental train, Flying Pussyfoot, is starting its legendary journey that will leave a trail of blood all over the country. At the same time in New York, the ambitious scientist Szilard and his unwilling aide Ennis, are looking for missing bottles of the immortality elixir. In addition, a war between the mafia groups is getting worse. On board the Advena Avis, in 1711, alchemists are about to learn the price of immortality. Based on the award winning light novels of the same name, this anime adaptation follows several events that initially seem unrelated, both in time and place, but are part of a much bigger story—one of alchemy, survival and immortality. Merging these events together are the kindhearted would-be thieves, Isaac and Miria, connecting various people, all of them with their own hidden ambitions and agendas, and creating lifelong bonds and consequences for everyone involved. (Source: MAL Rewrite)
Baccano! is a tv with 13 episodes, from Summer 2007, produced by Brain's Base, rated 8.1/10 on AniList.
Synopsis
During the early 1930s in Chicago, the transcontinental train, Flying Pussyfoot, is starting its legendary journey that will leave a trail of blood all over the country. At the same time in New York, the ambitious scientist Szilard and his unwilling aide Ennis, are looking for missing bottles of the immortality elixir. In addition, a war between the mafia groups is getting worse. On board the Advena Avis, in 1711, alchemists are about to learn the price of immortality. Based on the award winning light novels of the same name, this anime adaptation follows several events that initially seem unrelated, both in time and place, but are part of a much bigger story—one of alchemy, survival and immortality. Merging these events together are the kindhearted would-be thieves, Isaac and Miria, connecting various people, all of them with their own hidden ambitions and agendas, and creating lifelong bonds and consequences for everyone involved. (Source: MAL Rewrite)
Main Characters
Tags
- Mafia — Centered around Italian organised crime syndicates.
- Ensemble Cast — Features a large cast of characters with (almost) equal screen time and importance to the plot.
- Crime — Centers around unlawful activities punishable by the state or other authority.
- Achronological Order — Chapters or episodes do not occur in chronological order.
- Alchemy — Features character(s) who practice alchemy.
- Historical — Partly or completely set during a real period of world history.
- Trains — Prominently features trains.
- Urban Fantasy — Set in a world similar to the real world, but with the existence of magic or other supernatural elements.
- Foreign — Partly or completely set in a country outside the country of origin.
- Noir — Stylized as a cynical crime drama with low-key visuals.
- Primarily Adult Cast — Main cast is mostly composed of characters above a high school age.
- Guns — Prominently features the use of guns in combat.